AltWeeklies Wire
Out of Focusnew
A shift in AIDS funding from services to drugs threatens poor patients.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
08-22-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Girl Crazynew
Terra Ramirez knows what it's like to be a victim -- and to victimize.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
08-22-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Too Good for Us?new

Ken Blackwell is well known for his role in election day shenanigans that pushed Ohio into George Bush's win column in 2004 -- what's not so well known about the right-wing ideologue now running for Ohio governor is his early years as a liberal activist and a third-party mayor of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Lew Moores |
08-21-2006 |
Politics
Murderous Flownew
In a world of Vitamin-Water-ed-down gangsta rappers with suburb-dwelling fan bases, C-Bo is a tall can of Steel Reserve -- far worse for your health, but more potent and intoxicating.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
08-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: C-Bo, Money to Burn
The Return of Grammarnew
The revisions to the SAT have gotten attention because of the new essay portion -- but the real news lies elsewhere.
East Bay Express |
Emma Pollin |
08-21-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Cell Phoneynew
Making phone calls from jail, Harley Mike allegedly helped three prisoners escape and conned parole agents, sheriff's deputies, and judges.
SF Weekly |
A.C. Thompson |
08-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bicycles Built for Twonew
The Ditty Bops rely on charm and old-fashioned locomotion.
Cleveland Scene |
Andrew Miller |
08-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Ditty Bops
Newsless in St. Louisnew
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch finishes dead last in urban coverage, according to a new survey.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison and Ben Westhoff |
08-21-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
The Poison Kidsnew
Sherwin-Williams knew for decades that its paint was toxic -- Cleveland kids now pay the price.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
08-21-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Seat at the Tablenew
In some ways, the whole kitchen/dining room contrast is just a reflection of the world we live in.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
08-21-2006 |
Commentary
Nation Buildingnew
Can Farajii Muhammad create a new generation of leaders for Baltimore?
Baltimore City Paper |
Christina Royster-Hemby |
08-21-2006 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Dam Shamenew
Spike Lee's New Orleans Requiem on HBO reverberates with the power of truth in a muted tone of dignity, tragedy and respect.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
08-21-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
The New Pop Princessnew
Paris, the album, may be evidence that one of the Hilton girls was put on this earth for reasons that go beyond the number of Swarovski crystals glued to her BlackBerry.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
08-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Paris Hilton
MUVE Over, Professornew
For those accustomed to traditional forms of online learning, the possibilities presented by a 3-D teaching environment make correspondence courses seem antiquated.
Boston Phoenix |
Kate Cohen |
08-21-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education